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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Short & sweet: Mothers Day edition

Under normal circumstances, I'd be lying in bed recovering from the worst head cold in history (just take my word for it), then prepping for a big Mothers Day extravaganza here at 1 Ack Drive. But considering the rubber match between the TFBJ and Billy Beane's A's goes this afternoon with our (my?) first real look at Brett Cecil, I felt it my duty to at least semi-mail in a post for your reading (dis)pleasure.

Rotation dilemma?Brian Tallet is The Cito's boy. Cecil is the next big thing. Scott Richmond is pitching like an established veteran. Ricky Romero is rehabbing his way back, and Casey Janssen looks to be close. So how does the rotation shake out after the ace?

Given the recent bullpen follies, I'd be inclined to bring Janssen back pitching out of the 'pen, but the organization seems intent on working him into the rotation. A compromise? A promotion to the bigs pitching out of the pen with an eye to easing him into the starting 5? Regarding Cecil, he seems to destined to head back to 'Vegas, but the smart money says he's a permanent fixture before long. A big effort today could go a long way to solidifying that position....

In case you needed more evidenceSolid piece from Griff on Scott Rolen. The money quote:

Rolen is one of those guys. Leadership is not always about being vocal. After Travis Snider had smashed two home runs off the upper deck in Minnesota, he cited Rolen's example as one of the reasons he didn't stand and watch and showboat those tape-measure blasts. He had too much respect for the way Rolen prepared and played.

"That gives me goose bumps to hear that," Rolen stumbled. "That's prideful for me. I love hearing that.".....and I just got goosebumps reading that, Scott Rolen. I believe in you. If you can't get behind a guy like that, then just quit watching baseball. Seriously.

13 comments:

Crap, you guys went with the DJF-style comments too? I guess I can handle it as long as the comments stay around 50 posts.

Oh and I had a horrible revelation yesterday. I was flipping through my TV guide channel and saw a certain movie title called "The Tao of Steve". I swear I died in like three different universes. I've been reading this blog since the beginning thinking all along that you came up with the genius name out of the blue and now I find out it's a reference to some movie about a fat kindergarten teacher. Does it make me a retard for not having heard of this movie before?

For the starting rotation I see it this way: With Janssen, Richmond, Romero and Cecil in the rotation (sooner or later) the Jays are going to need a long guy out of the pen. Six foot six inches long with a kick-ass mustache.